Carl Zeiss Axio Imager

Transmission Electronic Microscopy (TEM)

widely used to characterize a lot of materials both from a morphological point of view and from the crystallographic but also for the elemental composition. Using TEM a large variety of materials as ceramics, minerals, metals, alloy, semiconductors, glass and polymers can be observed.

Atomic Force Microscope (RT-AFM)

We have an Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in which a fine tip is brought into atomically close contact with a sample surface without actually touching the surface. This is done by sensing the atomic force between the probe tip and the surface. The forces are extremely small (about 1nN). The tip is then moved back and forth over the sample surface and can measure the topography with almost atomic resolution

Glovebox

This glovebox workstation provides inert gas enviornment, less than 1ppm oxygen and moisture, for the preparation of air/moisture-sensitive samples. The purification system is fully automated and regenerable.

Laue Camera

in the back-reflection method, the film is placed between the x-ray source and the crystal. The beams which are diffracted in a backward direction are recorded. Then by OrientExpress software, the orientation of crystal can be figured out.

Powder X-ray Diffractometer

This X-ray machine made by Rigaku company is used to analyse the composition, structure and orientation of samples with Jade software.

Laser Floating Zone Furnace

Four-mirror Optical Floating Zone Furnace

Up to 120mm single crystal can be grown by this Four-mirror type floating zone furnace, which is made by Crystal Systems Inc.

Pulsed Laser Deposition system (PLD)

The PLD method of thin film growth involves evaporation of a solid target in a High Vacuum chamber by means of short and high-energy laser pulses. In a typical PLD process, a researcher places a ceramic target in a vacuum chamber. A pulsed laser beam vaporizes the surface of the target, and the vapor condenses on a substrate.

High-pressure Synthesis System (Big Blue)

Rockland piston-cylinder system with pressure up to 35Kbar is designed to synthesize high pressure phase of some material which can not be formed at normal atmosphere.

High Pressure Oxygen Furnace

Upto 400 atomosphere at 1100C, it is an ideal furnace to use for annealing samples, preparing new materials under high pressure, and controlling oxygen stoichiometry.